Mercian 2023 conference
This year’s Mercian 2023 conference, Putting change into action: development, diversity and drive, took place on Thursday 7th September at The Exchange, Birmingham.
Attendance at the Mercian Conference was open to library staff from Mercian member organisations and representatives of corporate sponsors.
This page provides access to the key information about the conference.
- Full programme [PDF]
- Speaker Details and Biographies [PDF]
- The conference’s Twitter hashtag is #Mercian23
- Venue and travel information is available here: https://merciancollaboration.org.uk/conference-2023/venue-information
- Contacts and further information are available here: https://merciancollaboration.org.uk/conference-2023/contacts-help-2023
- Conference News Items are available here: https://merciancollaboration.org.uk/conference-2023/conference-news
- Presentation slides, where speakers have given their permission, are now available here: https://www.merciancollaboration.org.uk/conference-2023/presentations-2023
- If you have any questions, please email mercianconference@gmail.com.
Outline programme
| Timing | Activity |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Arrival |
| 09:45 – 09:55 | Welcome |
| 09:55 – 10:00 | Platinum Sponsor Presentation |
| 10:00 – 10:50 | Keynote Speaker (inc. Q&A) |
| 10:55 – 11:25 | Breakout sessions – 1 |
| 11:25 – 12:05 | Break/networking |
| 12:05 – 12:55 | Breakout sessions – 2 |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Breakout sessions – 3 |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Lunch |
| 14:15 – 15:05 | Breakout sessions – 4 |
| 15:05 – 15:35 | Break/networking |
| 15:35 – 16:05 | Round table discussion |
| 16:05 – 16:15 | Close |
